"The Ugly Stepsister" (2025) with Britt

About this episode

Morgan and guest Britt discuss the body horror elements and themes of Emilie Blichfeldt's film 'The Ugly Stepsister'.

On this week's episode of Female Gaze: The Film Club, Morgan is joined by Britt, co-host of the 1001 by 1 podcast. Britt joins Morgan in a discussion of Emilie Blichfeldt's 2025 film, "The Ugly Stepsister." The pair dive into the body horror elements of the film, the fairytale of it all, and the infamous tapeworm scene. Content warning: Discussions of body image and disordered eating in this episode. You can follow 1001 by 1 Instagram Bluesky Letterboxd TikTok Twitter YouTube You can fo...

People in this episode

Host: Morgan

Guest: Britt

Topics covered

• body horror
• fairytales
• disordered eating
• body image
• film discussion

Keywords

• body horror
• fairytale
• disordered eating
• tapeworm scene
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 1001 by 1

Books & works: The Ugly Stepsister

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